Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.2.16.20 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses. This is verse 20 contained in chapter 16 of book 7.2 (वायवीयसंहिता (२): उत्तरभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (2): uttarabhāga).

Verse 7.2.16.20

पश्चिमाभिमुखं ध्यात्वा यज्ञरक्षकमीश्वरम् ।
अर्चयेदस्त्रवर्धन्यामस्त्रमीशस्य दक्षिणे ॥ २० ॥

paścimābhimukhaṃ dhyātvā yajñarakṣakamīśvaram |
arcayedastravardhanyāmastramīśasya dakṣiṇe || 20 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.16.20 is contained in the book Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.2.16.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashcimabhimukha, Dhyatva, Yajnarakshaka, Ishvara, Astra, Vardhani, Isha, Dakshine, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.16.20). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “paścimābhimukhaṃ dhyātvā yajñarakṣakamīśvaram
  • paścimābhimukham -
  • paścimābhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paścimābhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paścimābhimukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhyātvā* -
  • dhyātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yajñarakṣakam -
  • yajñarakṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yajñarakṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśvaram -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “arcayedastravardhanyāmastramīśasya dakṣiṇe
  • arcayed -
  • ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • astra -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhanyām -
  • vardhanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśasya -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dakṣiṇe -
  • dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.16.20

Cover of edition (2019)

The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)

An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.20 in Gujarati sript:
પશ્ચિમાભિમુખં ધ્યાત્વા યજ્ઞરક્ષકમીશ્વરમ્ ।
અર્ચયેદસ્ત્રવર્ધન્યામસ્ત્રમીશસ્ય દક્ષિણે ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಾಭಿಮುಖಂ ಧ್ಯಾತ್ವಾ ಯಜ್ಞರಕ್ಷಕಮೀಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಅರ್ಚಯೇದಸ್ತ್ರವರ್ಧನ್ಯಾಮಸ್ತ್ರಮೀಶಸ್ಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of edition (2004)

Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)

[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.20 in Malayalam sript:
പശ്ചിമാഭിമുഖം ധ്യാത്വാ യജ്ഞരക്ഷകമീശ്വരമ് ।
അര്ചയേദസ്ത്രവര്ധന്യാമസ്ത്രമീശസ്യ ദക്ഷിണേ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)

[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.20 in Telugu sript:
పశ్చిమాభిముఖం ధ్యాత్వా యజ్ఞరక్షకమీశ్వరమ్ ।
అర్చయేదస్త్రవర్ధన్యామస్త్రమీశస్య దక్షిణే ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.2.16.20 in Bengali sript:
পশ্চিমাভিমুখং ধ্যাত্বা যজ্ঞরক্ষকমীশ্বরম্ ।
অর্চযেদস্ত্রবর্ধন্যামস্ত্রমীশস্য দক্ষিণে ॥ ২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

Shiva Purana (Tamil)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2016)

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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